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Community pulse
What residents are talking about in Ventura public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
Downtown parking fees
Pierpont Bay license agreement (item 10)
Final public comment — consultants and Brown Act litigation
Consent items — legal costs
Ventura River pipeline contract
Consent items
Labor MOUs (Item 21)
Bid protest (Item 22)
Budget (consent)
Fee schedule (Item 26)
Sales tax measure
Sales tax transparency
Sales tax and seniors
Sales tax ballot wording
Sales tax impact on business
Sales tax ballot referral
Cost savings and economic vitality
Arts funding / cultural affairs manager
Sales tax ballot measure
Budget priorities
Main Street Moves funding
Budget / community councils (item 20)
Budget / arts funding (item 20)
Budget / Measure O (item 20)
Downtown parking (item 3)
CDBG funding
Paid parking expansion
District-based committees and affordable housing lawsuit
Legislative consultants
Charter amendments and mayoral election
Charter amendments / Measure P
Rental assistance program
Charter amendments / mayoral election
FY 2027 work plan / strategic priorities
Open Main Street legal fees; travel expenses; arts consultant
City finances and workforce
In the news
12 articlesRecent coverage of Ventura from local and regional media.
Thousand Oaks council votes to buy land for downtown plan
Thousand Oaks council votes to buy land for downtown plan
New Ventura preserve faces legal challenge from oil companies
New Ventura preserve faces legal challenge from oil companies
How California's new regulations will affect autonomous vehicles
May 4, 2026, 1:17 p.m. PTIn California cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles, autonomous vehicles have operated under a different set of rules for the past few years compared to their human-operated...
How to vote, and who's running in the June election
How to vote, and who's running in the June election
Ventura Unified Sells Former Avenue School for $6 Million
The Ventura Unified School District (VUSD) Board of Education has unanimously approved the $6 million sale of its former Avenue School property at 2647 North Ventura Avenue to Ventura Housing for the development of affordable housing for educators an...
Nov 1, 2026Ventura Junk Drop Off Day Event
City of Ventura residents are invited to participate in our next Junk Drop Off Event to properly dispose of hard-to-manage waste and recycling. This outdoor event takes place on Saturday, November 14 at the City Maintenance Yard at 336 Sanjon Rd, Ven...
Oct 30, 2026News In Brief: Week of Oct. 29, 2026
Agoura Hills man charged with murder for fatal crash at Camarillo CostcoA man who was allegedly murdered with a vehicle near the new Camarillo Costco gas station on Oct. 20 was working at a job painting stripes...
Oct 29, 2026Meet the 14 Ventura City Council candidates | election
Meet the 14 Ventura City Council candidates | election Ventura County Star
Oct 16, 2026Ventura Mayor Says Southern California City Exploring Adopting IHRA Definition After Antisemitic Vandalism
Ventura Mayor Says Southern California City Exploring Adopting IHRA Definition After Antisemitic Vandalism The Jewish Press
Sep 22, 2026Ventura mayor says southern California city exploring adopting IHRA definition after anti-Jewish vandalism
Ventura mayor says southern California city exploring adopting IHRA definition after anti-Jewish vandalism JNS.org
Sep 18, 2026Public advised to stay out of 2 Ventura County beaches due to sewage discharge
Public advised to stay out of 2 Ventura County beaches due to sewage discharge KTLA
Apr 21, 2026After decades of quiet, Ventura becomes a coastal dining hub
After decades of quiet, Ventura becomes a coastal dining hub SFGATE
Apr 10, 2026